Laughter, Exercise for the Heart

Want to know the secret of a healthy heart? Maybe the doctor will write a prescription for laughs 1 x 15 minutes each day. A study shows that laughter can improve blood circulation if performed regularly will be a protector of the powerful heart disease. Do not believe?

Right! Researchers from Maryland Medical Center asked 20 healthy adults to watch scenes from two different films, a comedy film and the other war movies. As they watch, the researchers monitor the work function of their arteries. After watching a funny video, volunteer blood vessels dilated by 22 percent and narrowed 35 percent after seeing the scenes of warfare.

Widening will keep the blood flowing through blood vessels without the pain and makes the heart and arteries to contract. "It also happens when we do aerobic exercise," said Michael Miller, MD, one of the researchers.

Laughter can trigger the release of nitric oxide, are compounds that will make relaxing blood cells, "added Miller. Plus, this compound will also release endorphins, hormones that assignment to repair blood vessels. Advice from Miller, spend at least 15 minutes to really laugh every day.